Yep. I have noticed this. It's quite evident. It's sad. It seems to be the human condition. It's wrong. I don't know why this crap happens, it
just does. All the wealth that is spent on wars should surely be put to better use on peaceful projects that will stimulate growth in humanity.
Growth in understanding, growth in economical systems,

Why do governments spend millions and billions of dollars to kill people, when they could spend less money for irrigation ditches, or sea water
desalination factories. Why does California suffer from droughts, and people in Colorado are not allowed to capture rain water from their roofs?
We have the technology and the means and capital to solve all these problems, yet our governments spend money on bull#.

I don't know OP. It's just the way it all works and it works really poorly.
Thanks for questioning. I do that, too. I just haven't found a successful outlet for my concerns. Maybe you can do better than I have done.

My school, back in my school age, went to Honduras to preach christianity to the people. I didn't go on the trip as it was a costly one, with bibles
and such. They handed out bibles and such to the natives. They left, with a sense of pride and a 'well done' spirit and were congratulated by the
school.

I felt as if I was the only one wondering, 'Now What", they get to know they die a painful, terrible life, know they will go to some great sky
palace.....?

Well, one has to consider too that if help and assistance were too easily acquirable, programs such as welfare would be abused a lot more than it is
today.

There is a reason why most people refrain from, for example, showing up late to work every day. If it really didn't matter if you lost your job or
not because HELP was so easily and readily available, then there would be no consequences for screwing up.

And, I stronly feel that it is not some governments responsibility to take care of you and be your nanny and insurance policy against
irresponsibility, wrong decisions, or even just plane bad luck. If it were left up to me, our government would only be responsible for DEFENSE, law
enforcement, and coordination on infrastructure projects (i.e. airports, highways, etc.). In my world, the government wouldn't be involved in
anything pertaining to the management of our PERSONAL lives! In fact, the government should not even be involved in our economy. There shouldn't
even be a social security program, it's not some governments responsibility to take care of saving for MY eventual retirement. The government should
NOT be like a charity organization. By providing charity, they are competing with things like churches, and I thought there was suppose to be a
separation of state and church. And, they are taking that responsibility away from us. Who has much money left to GIVE, after Uncle Sham has taken
your charity dollars away from you via income taxes? I do not want the government to be in charge of my charitably, I don't even want them
determining for ME who should receive my charity dollars either.

I believe everyone should be responsible for their own lives and the management thereof. And when people need help, they should turn to their family,
their friends, their neighbors, churches, charity organizations. A government should not be involved in social engineering and manipulation and
management thereof!

There is a whole movement that maintains a healthy economy can only exist when it is supported by an active war industry. An economy like this is
called a war economy (aka military-industrial complex) and the concept dates back quite a while..

If there really is any reason for the screaming dissonance between supporting the needy and fighting the 'other', I suspect it's related to the
turnover of 'several' billions of dollars in forementioned industry. Which to me might be even worse than religious motives - at least there is a
hint of good intent in those..

Just saying, Christianity tries pathetically to help them, they go over, and from the churches i've seen, on mission trips, they do an interpritive
dance to show their love of jesus, hand out a few bibles then leave. Sometimes they'll get water, maybe.

Why not, just pack a bunch of people up, and teach the villagers, more or less like the Peace Corps. That I at least have respect for.

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